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This report is being submitted in pursuant to the provisions of 21 cfr, part 803.This report may be based on information which has not been able to investigate or verify prior to the required reporting date.This report does not reflect a conclusion by depuy mitek or its employees that the report constitutes an admission that the device, depuy mitek, or its employees caused or contributed to the potential event described in this report.Device was used for treatment, not diagnosis.If information is obtained that was not available for the initial medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.Udi: (b)(4).E3: reporter is a j&j employee.Investigation summary: the complaint device is not being returned, it was discarded by the customer, therefore unavailable for a physical evaluation.Since the complaint device was discarded, we cannot determine a root cause for the reported failure.If additional information is received in the future, we will reopen the complaint and perform the investigation as appropriate.A manufacturing record evaluation was performed for the finished device lot number (203l240), and no non-conformances were identified.At this point in time, no corrective action is required, and no further action is warranted.However, depuy synthes mitek will continue to track any related complaints within this device family as a means of monitoring the extent with which this complaint is observed in the field.
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This is report 2 of 2 for (b)(4).It was reported by the affiliate in japan that during a rotator cuff repair procedure for rotator cuff tear, on (b)(6) 2023, it was observed that after using the 5.5 healix advance kntls br on the subscapularis muscle, it broke while repairing the supraspinatus muscle.According to the reporter, the tip of an awl for anchor may have interfered with the 5.5 healix advance kntls br.It was further reported that the surgeon removed the broken 5.5 healix advance kntls br and also removed the healix av br 4.5 tape blue as it was intact but had already been cut off.Another like device was used to complete the procedure.There was a thirty minute delay in the procedure reported.There were no adverse patient consequences nor surgical delay reported.No additional information was provided.
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